Mae Sot

E32257

Mae Sot is a Thai border town in Tak Province known as a major hub for cross-border trade and migration with Myanmar and for its numerous refugee and humanitarian aid organizations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
airportIATAcode MAQ
associatedWithIssue human trafficking
irregular migration
refugee protection
associatedWithOrganizationType international NGOs
local NGOs
borderCrossingType land border crossing
borderCrossingWith Myawaddy
climate tropical savanna climate
connectedBy Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge
country Thailand
countryCallingCode +66
economyBasedOn agriculture
border trade
light manufacturing
governedBy municipality government
hasEducationalInstitutionType international schools
migrant learning centers
hasHealthcareFacilityType NGO clinics
mission hospitals
hasInfrastructure Mae Sot Airport
hasRole border town
cross-border trade hub
humanitarian aid hub
migration hub
hasSignificantCommunity Burmese migrants
Hmong
surface form: "Hmong people"

Karen people
Mon people
knownFor NGOs and humanitarian organizations
cross-border trade with Myanmar
large migrant population
refugee support organizations
locatedIn Tak Province
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mae Sot District
locatedInRegion Western Thailand
locatedNearBorderWith Myanmar
officialLanguage Thai
partOf Thailand
surface form: "Kingdom of Thailand"
provinceCapitalOf Mae Sot District
river Moei River
roadConnection Asian Highway 1
Thai Route 12
separatedFrom Myawaddy by Moei River
timeZone Indochina Time
utcOffset +7

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